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Child growth, shocks, and food aid in rural Ethiopia (Английский)

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This brief summarizes the results of a gender impact evaluation study, entitled Child growth, shocks, and food aid in rural Ethiopia, conducted between 1995 and 1996 in Ethiopia. The study observed the impact of food aid on child growth and shocks in ... Подробнее +This brief summarizes the results of a gender impact evaluation study, entitled Child growth, shocks, and food aid in rural Ethiopia, conducted between 1995 and 1996 in Ethiopia. The study observed the impact of food aid on child growth and shocks in communities on the child level. Food aid has a positive significant impact on the growth in height of children. The total amount of food aid appears on average to be sufficient to offset the negative effects of plot damage on child growth. Given the fact there remains a massive amount of child stunting, there must be large amounts of mis-targeting of aid. Girls seem to be more resilient to shocks than boys.
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